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Upgrade Ubuntu Server

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Category : General, Linux

I finally decided to upgrade my Ubuntu Server running on an old PC from Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Hardy Heron to the latest release, Ubuntu 9.04 Jaunty Jackalope.

As most of you know, the Ubuntu Server lacks a desktop environment such as Gnome or KDE. The server is managed from the Terminal via a SSH connection.

The following detail the steps necessary in upgrading the Ubuntu Server from one version to the next. Before an upgrade can begin, it’s always a good idea to get the latest updates from the repository.

# sudo apt-get update
# sudo apt-get upgrade

If you are upgrading from a LTS release to a normal release, from Ubuntu 8.04 to 8.10 for example, you’ll need to edit the release-upgrades file. If you are upgrading from a non-LTS version to a non-LTS version, you can skip this step altogether.

# sudo vi /etc/update-manager/release-upgrades

Change:
Prompt=lts

To:
Prompt=normal

You can now perform the actual upgrade.

# sudo apt-get install update-manager-core
# sudo do-release-upgrade

Grab yourself a nice cup of coffee, a movie and some popcorn. The upgrade process may take several hours to complete depending on your server hardware and internet connection.

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Comments (3)

Nice article. I wanted to try Ubuntu Server but always havent for this time and proper machine for this. In close time I try to buy fir computer and do on him server.

One more question.
Have you tried to do home telephone when you dont need to pay for call to someone??

Regarding the home phone, I use magicjack. I only pay $20 a year, but it only works in Windows and you need a computer and an internet connection for the phone to work. I am very happy with it. You can’t beat the price, only $20 a year. I’m not sure if magicjack is available in Europe. Maybe not.

I forgot to mention that Skype works in Linux! :) You can try that.